Saturday, August 1, 2009

Top Ten Traveling Locations in Southern Africa

By Annette Hendley

Driving on winding roads, sipping champagne on a sunset boat cruise, dining on excellent cuisine while a majestic mountain keeps an eye on massive waves hitting the cliffs and you know you have arrived in the Western Cape at the most Southern point of Africa. Cape Town, Stellenbosch and Hermanus are the areas not to be missed here.

In the southern part of South Africa, the Garden Route, travelers can learn some history search for a lonely elephant or wander through magical forests. In Mossel Bay, tourists can hear the tale of Bartholomew Dias and rocky travels through stormy weather at the Cape or search for the last elephant in Knysna forest. Last but not least, visitors can partake in an interesting visit with colorful and playful ostriches.

A wide open desert in Nambia holds all who peer upon her captivated with the silence of her vast desert. In Sossusvle, visitors can expect to see the world's highest sand dunes and in the Dead Vlei, the skeletons of ancient Camel trees silhouette the orange blanketed beauty of the majestic sand dunes. Everyone should partake in a relaxing drive in Swakopmund. There, the beauty of the protective sand dunes will guide you to paradise.

Tucked away somewhere in Africa lies an ancient waterfall, cascading a blanket of liquid dreams onto a gorge as old as time. Anyone wishing to experience more waterfalls should fly to Livingstone in Zambia where the Victoria Waterfalls await.

While in Zambia pop across the border to Botswana and see more elephants in the Chobe National Park than you could have imagined existed. Experience the real Africa on a boat cruising the Chobe River with the afternoon sun on your skin and know you can stay forever.

Paradise can be described as the tropical islands located in the Indian Ocean. Calm, warm waters, white beaches, colorful sea life and coral reefs will have you believing that there is no other paradise. Travelers will definitely want to put a visit to Mauritius on their list as well as snorkeling at Portuguese Island where you can learn of the times of the Sultans in Zanzibar. The tranquility is amazing. For a little bit of local flavor, stop by Inhaca.

Kruger National Park offers up the Big five and most dangerous of the animal kingdom. A slow, drive down dusty roads can bring you face to face with lions hunting, hippos sleeping in water or elephants playing at a watering hole.

Kruger National Park offers many, many splendors to its visitors. In addition, tourists can witness panoramic views, potholes carved throughout the ages and canyons that stretch till the end of time by visiting Graskop, Sabie and Pilgrims Rest.

Art enthusiast will be totally thrilled when they visit the little Town of Clarens in the Free State Province of South Africa. A veritable feast of Africa's finest artists are displayed as enthusiasts stroll through the wonders sipping on fine wine from a farm in Stellenbosch.

Serious diving and fishing should be done in Mozambique on the East Coast of Africa. With the same warm water, coral reefs and unspoiled white beaches it is the poor mans island holiday.

Take in these beautiful wonders of nature and then return to experience the rest.

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